The document contains 50 multiple choice questions related to public works department procedures and accounting. Key points covered include:
- Works require estimates, preliminary estimates, expenditure sanction and technical sanction before starting.
- Revised approval is needed if costs exceed the original by more than 10%.
- Officers can incur up to 15% additional expenditure without further approval.
- Administrative approval is based on detailed estimates.
- Preliminary estimates provide approximate costs for planning purposes.
The document contains 50 multiple choice questions related to public works department procedures and accounting. Key points covered include:
- Works require estimates, preliminary estimates, expenditure sanction and technical sanction before starting.
- Revised approval is needed if costs exceed the original by more than 10%.
- Officers can incur up to 15% additional expenditure without further approval.
- Administrative approval is based on detailed estimates.
- Preliminary estimates provide approximate costs for planning purposes.
The document contains 50 multiple choice questions related to public works department procedures and accounting. Key points covered include:
- Works require estimates, preliminary estimates, expenditure sanction and technical sanction before starting.
- Revised approval is needed if costs exceed the original by more than 10%.
- Officers can incur up to 15% additional expenditure without further approval.
- Administrative approval is based on detailed estimates.
- Preliminary estimates provide approximate costs for planning purposes.
No work can be taken up by PWD unless the competent authority
has given :- (a) Estimate cost (b) Preliminary estimate (c) Expenditure sanction (d) Technical Sanction 2. Revised administrative approval is to be obtained from the administrative department, if the cost of construction is exceeded by more than ____ of the administratively approved amount :- (a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 20% (d) None of the above. 3. PWD officers are allowed to incur expenditure on a work in excess upto ____of the administratively approved amount :- (a) 20% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 25% 4. Administrative approval is given by the work requisitioning authority based upon the proposals contained in :- (a) Technical Sanction (b) Expenditure sanction (c) Preliminary estimate (d) Detailed estimate 1. No work can be taken up by PWD unless the competent authority has given :- (a) Estimate cost (b) Preliminary estimate (c) Expenditure sanction (d) Technical Sanction
2. Revised administrative approval is to be obtained from the
administrative department, if the cost of construction is exceeded by more than ____ of the administratively approved amount :- (a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 20% (d) None of the above.
3. PWD officers are allowed to incur expenditure on a work in
4. Administrative approval is given by the work requisitioning
authority based upon the proposals contained in :- (a) Technical Sanction (b) Expenditure sanction (c) Preliminary estimate (d) Detailed estimate
5. Which of the following is prepared by PWD on the basis of
plinth area of the building at the rate per unit adopted for rough and ready calculations to give an idea to the administrative department about the approximate cost involved in a construction :- (a) Technical sanction (b) Expenditure sanction (c) Detailed Estimate (d) Preliminary estimate
6. Formal acceptance by the work requisitioning authority on the
proposals contained in the preliminary estimate is called :- (a) Technical sanction (b) Administrative approval. (c) Expenditure sanction (d) None of these
7. Detailed estimate of a work is prepared by PWD after obtaining
:- (i) Detailed drawing of the work (ii) Technical Sanction (iii) Administrative approval from sponsoring department (iv) Assurance from the administrative department regarding availability of site (a) (i), (ii) & (iii) (b) (i), (ii) & (iv) (c) (i), (iii) & (iv) (d) All the above
8. Direction office excludes :-
(i) Office of the Chief Engineer (ii) Office of the Superintending Engineer entrusted with the execution of a work. (iii) Office of the Superintendent Engineer organising the functioning of various PWD divisions. (iv) PWD Divisional Office (a) (i) & (ii) (b) (ii) & (iii) (c) (iii) & (iv) (d) (ii) & (iv)
14. Cost of Work Charged Establishment is met from :-
(a) Work contingencies (b) Office contingencies (c) Direction & Administration (d) Establishment
15. Salary of Work Charged employees is debited to :-
(a) The work concerned. (b) Direction & Administration (c) The work contingencies (d) Establishment
16. Special repairs to newly acquired building to make it in a
working condition is :- (a) Original works (b) Repairs (c) Maintenance works (d) Petty works
18. The term administrative approval denotes:-
(i) The formal acceptance by the administrative department concerned of the proposals for incurring expenditure on a work connected with the requirements of such administrative department. (ii) It is an order to the Public Works Department to execute certain specified works at a stated sum to meet the administrative needs of the department requiring the work. (iii) It is an order of competent authority sanctioning a properly detailed estimate of the cost of a work of construction or repair. (iv) Administrative approval is given by the work requisitioning authority on the basis of preliminary estimate prepared by the PWD. (a) (i) & (iv) are correct. (b) (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct. (c) (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct. (d) (i), (iii) & (iv) are correct.
19. Asset does not include :-
(a) All outstanding’s which have to be taken in reduction of final charges. (b) Recoveries of advances or recoverable payment. (c) Sale proceeds or transfer value of surplus materials. (d) None of these.
20. Works executed for municipalities and other public
bodies, when the cost of which is met not out of government funds but from non-government sources are called :- (a) Municipal Works. (c) Civil Works. (d) Deposit works. (e) Non-govt works. 21. Sub scheme is represented by :- (a) Major Head (b) Sub Major Head (c) Minor Head (d) Detailed Head.
22. Intermediate Payment is a term applied to a
disbursement of :- (a) Advance Payment. (b) Secured advance (c) On account payment (d) Any of these.
23. The following will not be covered under the definition of
‘Liability’. (a) Anticipated charges which are adjustable as final charges, but yet to be paid. (b) Anticipated charges which are adjustable as final charges, but not yet due for payment. (c) Anticipated charges which are adjustable as final charges, having fallen due but have not been placed to the credit of the persons concerned. (d) None of these.
29. What would be the best definition for a ‘Running
Account’? (a) An account with a contractor when payment for work is made to him at convenient intervals subject to final settlement of the account on the completion of his contract. (b) This term is used to indicate respectively the expenditure, and the capital charges, on the special services connected with the construction, repair and maintenance of work. (c) An account with a contractor who agrees to execute a complete work with all its contingencies in accordance with the drawings and specification for a fixed sum. (d) None of these.
30. For the purpose of financial control and statistical
convenience the estimate of a large work is divided into:- (a) Sub Work. (b) Major Head. (c) Sub Head. (d) Sub Major Head.
31. Construction of a cook house of a central jail is an
example of :- (a) Sub head (b) Sub work (c) Petty work (d) Minor work
32. Works of construction or maintenance relating to water
courses are usually referred as :- (a) Civil Works. (b) Public Works. (c) Takavi works (d) Local loan works.
33. Materials are issued from Stores only on the authority of
an Indent signed by an another Divisional Officer or Sub Divisional Officer. Find the form No on which this demand for stores are placed :- (a) CPWA- (b) CPWA-7A (c) CPWA- (d) CPWA-
34. Any payment on a running account except final payment
is called : (a) Advance payment (b) Work advance (c) Mobilisation advance (d) None of the above
35. A chronological record of receipt, issue and balance
quantity of each article on stock is maintained in :- (a) Register of Bin Cards. (b) Register of Goods Received Sheet (c) Summary of stock receipts and indents (d) Bin card. 36. Basic quantity record of stock transactions is :- (a) Goods Received Sheet. (b) Register of Indents. (c) Bin card. (d) Summary of stock receipts.
37. Which of the following is maintained in CPWA-
(a) Bin card. (b) Goods Received Sheet. (c) Register of Bin Cards. (d) Indent.
38. Match the following :-
(1) Priced Stores Ledger (i) CPWA 7A (2) Register of Bin cards (ii) CPWA 9 (3) Register of Indents (iii) CPWA 12 (4) Summary of stock receipts (iv) CPWA 12B (a) 1-(i), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(iii) (b) 1-(i), 2-(iv), 3-(iii), 4-(ii) (c) 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(ii), 4-(i) (d) 1-(iii), 2-(iv), 3-(i), 4-(ii)
45. CPWA-15 is used as :-
(a) Tools and Plant Indent (b) Tools and Plant Ledger (c) Tools and Plant Received Sheet (d) Indent for stores 46. Imprest cash account is maintained in :- (a) CPWA- (b) CPWA-1A (c) CPWA- (d) CPWA-3A
47. Account of temporary advance is maintained in :-
(a) CPWA-1A (b) CPWA- (c) CPWA- (d) None of these
48. 50 bags of cement was sold by a PWD division to a public
customer for Rs 15000/-. The amount will be received by the store keeper in a Cash Memo prepared in :- (a) CPWA- (b) CPWA-3A (c) CPWA-3B (d) CPWA- 49. PWD Building Division Chennai needs some Tools & Plant from a neighbouring Division. The indent for these items will be placed in :- (a) CPWA- (b) CPWA- (c) CPWA- (d) CPWA-